Australasian Shoveler

Spatula rhynchotis
Family
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Order
Anseriformes
Codes
aussho1, AUSH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
SpeciesSpatula rhynchotis
Codesaussho1, AUSH
Identification

The Australasian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) is a member of the Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl family within the order Anseriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code aussho1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.